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promenades

promenades is the plural of promenade.

Meaning of promenade

Noun

promenade (plural promenades)

  1. (formal) A prom (dance).
  2. A walk taken for pleasure, display, or exercise; a stroll.
    • they told him to think no more of the matter , and to try his fortune in another promenade1795–1797, Edmund Burke, “(please specify |letter=1 to 4)”, in [Letters on a Regicide Peace], London: [Rivington]
  3. A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.
    • The present dream in particular scarcely left any room for doubt, since the place where my patient fell was the Graben, a part of Vienna notorious as a promenade for prostitutes.1900, Sigmund Freud, translated by James Strachey, The Interpretation of Dreams, Avon Books, page 235
    Synonyms:
    esplanade, parade
  4. A dance motion consisting of a walk, done while square dancing.

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Questions about promenades

What is promenades the plural of?
Promenades is the plural of promenade.

Words near promenades in the dictionary

  1. promenade deck
  2. promenade decks
  3. promenaded
  4. promenader
  5. promenaders
  6. promenades
  7. promenading
  8. promercantile
  9. promerger
  10. promeristem
  11. promeristematic

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